Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8197 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11957

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11957 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Rosh Hashanah L’Ma’sar Behemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה למעשר בהמה‎ “New Year for Tithing Animals”) or Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot (Hebrew: ראש השנה לבהמות‎ “New Year for (Domesticated) Animals”) is one of the four New Year’s day festivals (Rosh Hashanot) in the Jewish calendar as indicated in the Mishnah. During the time of the Temple, this was a day on which shepherds determined which of their mature animals were to be tithed. The day coincides with Rosh Chodesh Elul, the New Moon for the month of Elul, exactly one month before Rosh Hashanah.

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Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8194 1 Elul 11954
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8195 1 Elul 11955
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8196 1 Elul 11956
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8197 1 Elul 11957
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8198 1 Elul 11958
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8199 1 Elul 11959
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8200 1 Elul 11960
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8201 1 Elul 11961

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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